Suzail

Suzail is the capital of Cormyr and the seat of power. It is named after Suzara Obarskyr, the mother of the first king. It was originally the farm of Ondeth Obarskyr, the father of the first king. Suzail is a large port city on the shores of lake Dragonmere. The capital had a direct link to Waterdeep via the Waterdeep portal.

Demographics

Humans (85%), Halfling (5%), Half elves (5%), Dwarves, Elves, Eladrin, Gnomes

Government

Suzail is the capital of Cormyr and the home of the ruling Obarskyr family. King Foril Obarskyr delegated much of the day-to-day tasks of running Cormyr to his Lord Magister Edwin Morahan who was responsible for keeping the peace, maintaining city services and collecting taxes. The Lord Magister was assisted by a herald who handled the paperwork necessary to run the city.

Defences

The landward side of Suzail was protected by an 80 ft. (24 Meter) wall. The city is further protected by the Citadel of the Purple Dragons as well as three gates which are essentially castles themselves.
Two thousand Purple Dragons are garrisoned in the city and over one hundred War Wizards resided within the walls. After the Spellplague, most of the Imperial Navy was relocated to Suzail's harbor.

Industry & Trade

Suzail is one of two Cormyrean ports and a huge variety of trade goods flowed through the city. Suzail primarily exported copper bars and grain and imported luxury goods such as spices, silk and citrus fruit.
The city had a large number of trade guilds who took pride in their craftmanship. The city was known for producing musical instruments, cloth, garments and swords and armor. As of 1479 DR, the shipbuilding business, which had moved to Marsember, was beginning to make a comeback.
Animal pelts from the Thunder Peaks and the Storm Horns did very good business in Suzail as of 1368 DR.

History

Suzail began as a farmstead in 6 DR when Ondeth Obarskyr and his immediate family settled there. Others soon joined the new settlement and by 16 DR the population had grown to 350, having become a port a year earlier with the construction of the first dock.
Between 376 DR and 432 DR, Suzail was affected by a plague brought from the merchants of Marsember, and many people died, despite the efforts of the priests. Once the priests had almost exhausted their healing spells, they reserved them for their own use, and were consequently slaughtered by the peoples of Suzail. Only priests of Talona survived, but they merely further spread the plague.
Around 429 DR, Suzail was sold to Magrath the Minotaur, a pirate lord, for 500 sacks of gold, by Melineth Turcassan, father-in-law to King Duar Obarskyr, who was away fighting orcs at the time. The city's treasury was plundered and Magrath assumed its rule. Magrath was later defeated by King Duar and the city returned to normal.
In 1018 DR, much of Suzail was set ablaze by three red dragons. The docks and the lower wards were worst affected because of their wooden construction. The garrison of the city were able to defeat all three dragons, but Thauglor soon arrived, demolishing part of Castle Obarskyr and setting it on fire. In all, half of Suzail was destroyed in the attack and a third of its population was wiped out, in addition to extensive damage to the castle.

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  Suzail

Type

Metropolis

Population

55,000

Inhabitant Demonym

Suzailan

Location under

Cormyr

Owner/Ruler

Raedra Obarskyr

Owning Organization

House Obarskyr